# CVE-2024-5057: WordPress Easy Digital Downloads plugin <= 3.2.12 - SQL Injection vulnerability

> An attacker can execute arbitrary SQL commands via the Easy Digital Downloads plugin, potentially reading or modifying database contents.

- **Severity:** Critical 9.3 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:L`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 29 Aug 2024
- **Updated:** 28 Apr 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-6qf3-9vph-fhj7

## What is CVE-2024-5057?

CVE-2024-5057 is a critical SQL injection vulnerability in Awesomemotive Easy Digital Downloads, published on 29 Aug 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection') vulnerability in Easy Digital Downloads allows SQL Injection.This issue affects Easy Digital Downloads: from n/a through 3.2.12.

Weakness: CWE-89 (Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-5057?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Awesomemotive Easy Digital Downloads.

## How do I fix CVE-2024-5057?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-5057 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2024-5057 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2024-5057 exists.

Public exploit code:

- WordPress Easy Digital Downloads <= 3.2.12 - SQL Injection (nuclei): http/cves/2024/CVE-2024-5057.yaml

## Other vulnerabilities in Awesomemotive Easy Digital Downloads

- [CVE-2023-30869](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-30869/): WordPress Easy Digital Downloads Plugin 3.1-3.1.1.4.1 is vulnerable to Privilege Escalation (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2022-3600](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-3600/): Easy Digital Downloads < 3.1.0.2 - Unauthenticated CSV Injection (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2015-9324](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-9324/): SQL injection in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2022-2439](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-2439/): Deserialization in Easy Digital Downloads – eCommerce Payments and Subscriptions made easy (high 7.2)
- [CVE-2023-51684](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-51684/): WordPress Easy Digital Downloads Plugin <= 3.2.5 is vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting (XSS) (medium 6.5)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-5057 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-5057 is a critical SQL injection vulnerability in Awesomemotive Easy Digital Downloads, published on 29 Aug 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2024-5057 exists.

Affected product: Awesomemotive Easy Digital Downloads. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-5057/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-5057/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-5057
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-5057
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-5057

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-5057/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.